Richard McCabe News

The smash hit production of Jonathan Lynn and Antony Jay's play Yes, Prime Minister will tour again from January 23, starting at Chichester Festival Theatre.

One of the most successful comedies in recent years, Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn's Yes, Prime Minister has played to sell out audiences at Chichester Festival Theatre and the Gielgud Theatre last year followed by a UK wide tour this Spring and a run at the Apollo Theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue.

West End comedy Yes, Prime Minister has packed up their bags and move next door to the Gielgud Theater. The recession-busting play, which has run constantly since May 2010, either in the West End or on tour, moved from the 775-seat Apollo Theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue to the even bigger 889-seat Gielgud Theatre, just one door down. For the first time in recent history, the two neighbouring theatres are both displaying hoardings for the same show.

West End comedy Yes, Prime Minister will pack up their bags and move next door to the Gielgud Theater.

One of the most successful comedies in recent years, Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn's YES, PRIME MINISTER has played to sell out audiences at Chichester Festival Theatre and the Gielgud Theatre last year followed by a UK wide tour this Spring and is currently playing at the Apollo Theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue. At the end of the current run on September 17th, the production will pack up at the Apollo and move next door back into The Gielgud Theatre for a final 8 weeks.

Gary Naylor finds that an old television favourite works well on the stage.

Gary Naylor talks to Chris Larkin, Bernard Woolley in Yes, Prime Minister.

Following a sell-out run in the West End and a triumphant tour of the UK, Jonathan Lynn and Antony Jay's hit production will return to the West End, this time to the Apollo Theatre for a strictly limited season from 6 July 2011.

The sell-out production of Jonathan Lynn and Antony Jay's play Yes, Prime Minister will end its London run at the Gielgud Theatre on 15 January, before beginning a UK-wide tour on 31 January at Brighton Theatre Royal featuring a new cast which stars Simon Williams as Cabinet Secretary Sir Humphrey Appleby and Richard McCabe as Prime Minister Jim Hacker.

Miriam Zendle takes a look at London theatre and recommends shows to see and to avoid

RSC Chief Associate Gregory Doran's production of Twelfth Night will transfer after its sell-out run at The Courtyard Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon to the West End in December with Richard Wilson in his RSC debut as Malvolio.

The RSC announce three London shows for winter 2009.